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Henry 1860
The Henry 1860 is a lever action, breech loading rifle (with front-loading magazine). This appeared as a construction improvement on the unfortunate Volcanic Repeater. The first 400 of the 14,000 rifles made were produced with an iron frame instead of the commonly seen brass frame. Brass was added in late 1862 as production picked up. Henry rifles were far too expensive ($45 to $65 each) to be issued in large numbers during the Civil War (in comparison, a common Enfield Rifle cost $14), but many Union soldiers used their pay to purchase them on their own. The Henry was famously referred to as "that damned Yankee rifle that can be loaded on Sunday and fired all week” by Confederate Col. John Mosby.
The copper rounds used 28 grains of black powder and cost 1.6 cents each (about four times the price of muzzle loading ammo); most were purchased by individual soldiers with their own money. Twelve thousand were produced from 1862 to 1865 and sales slowed when the war ended.
Further design refinement by Nelson King led to the Winchester Model 1866, nicknamed the "Yellow Boy" in the United States for its flamboyant brass receiver.
It is worth noting that due to the rarity of the original rifles (and replicas were not available for a long time), many films used the Winchester Model 1866 with the forend removed as a stand-in; they can usually be distinguished by the loading gate, and the other magazine tube mount.
Specifications
(1860 - 1866)
- Type: Rifle
- Caliber(s): .44 Rimfire
- Weight: 9.25 lb (4.2 kg)
- Length: 44.75 in (1,137 mm)
- Barrel length(s): 24 in (610 mm)
- Capacity: 15 round tube magazine (+1)
- Fire Modes: Lever Action
The Henry 1860 has been used in the following films:
Film
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North and South: Book II | A Union soldier | 1986 | ||
| Black Fox | Christopher Reeve | Alan Johnson | EP03 "The Good men and the bad" | 1995 |
| Deadliest Warrior | Crazy Horse | 2010 | ||
| Firefly | Doan Ly | Emma | "Heart of Gold" (S01E13) | 2003 |
| Lonesome Dove | Robert Duvall | Augustus "Gus" McCrae | 1989 | |
| Lonesome Dove | Tommy Lee Jones | Woodrow F. Call | 1989 | |
| Return To Lonesome Dove | Timothy Scott | Pea Eye Parker | 1993 |
Animation
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rango | Buford | Changes from Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" in (possibly intentional) continuity error | 2011 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlaws | 1997 | ||
| Red Dead Revolver | "High Caliber Rifle" | 2004 | |
| Fallout 3 | "Lincoln's Repeater" | 2008 | |
| Darkest of Days | "Henry Rifle" | Incorrectly shown with loading gate | 2009 |
| Red Dead Redemption | "Henry Repeater" | 2010 | |
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | ”1860 Lever Action” | 2016 | |
| Red Dead Redemption II | "Litchfield Repeater" | 2018 |